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LADY'S CROCHET-BOOK 



CONTAINING OVER THREE DOZEN EASY PATTERNS. 






AUTHOR OF " THE LADY'S KNITTING-BOOK," 




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INDEX 



Antimacassar .... 

" in Rings, for wool . 

** Woolen . 

" Pink and White 

" Diamond Pattern . 

" Lattice " 

" Rose 

Baby's Boot 

" " another pattern . 
" " in Flannel . 

" for a Child of One Year 

" Glove 

" Jacket 

" Petticoat .... 

" Hood 

" Berceaunette Counterpane, or Sofa Couvrette 
" " Cover 

Bedroom or Carriage Boots . 

" Slippers .... 
Counterpane in stripes . 

" very handsome and easy 



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PAGE 
25 
II 

13 
23 

22 
46 

17 
40 

42 
42 

44 
3^5 

59 
46 
48 
56 
57 
54 
38 
32 
35>36 



VI INDEX. 

PAGE 

Couvrettes 62, 63, 64 

D'Oyleys, etc. 26 

Edging 

" quick Pattern 

Fringe for Mats 

Lady's Bedroom Slippers 

Lamp-Stand 

Mat, common Pattern 

" for common use 

'* with Cord, very pretty 

Petticoat for a Lady ' 

" for a Baby .... ... 

" for a Child of Six or Eight .... 

Pin-cushion . 

Purse 

" long 

Round Watch-Chains 

Shawl, Cross-over 

" Shetland 

" Small, for the Poor 

" " for a Lady 

Shetland Cloak 

Slippers 

Waistcoat in Crochet a Tricoter 

Terms used in Crochet 



TERMS USED IN CROCHET. 



Almost every one can crochet; but the stitches used 
are sometimes called by different terms, therefore the 
following explanations will serve to prevent any confu- 
sion in working the following directions : 

^Chain-stitch' consists in merely drawing the thread 
through the last loop. 

' Single Crochet ' is to insert the needle in a loop of 
the preceding row, then draw the thread through both 
the loop and the stitch at once. 

'Double Crochet' is to draw the thread through a 
loop in the lower row, then draw it through the other 
two stitches. 

' Treble ' is to put the cotton over the needle and in- 
sert the latter into a loop ; draw the cotton first through 
the loop, then through two stitches, then again through 
the last two stitches. 



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*A Long Treble' is the same as the above, except 
that the cotton is drawn first through only one stitch, 
then through two, and again through the last two. 

In tricoter you make a chain, then pick up each 
stitch in single crochet; but do not finish working it 
only pull it through once, so as to keep every stitch 
still on the needle. In coming back, pull the wool 
first through one stitch, then pull it always through two 
stitches until the row is done. Backwards and forwards 
count as one row. 

To 'raise ' is merely picking up the stitch from the 
row beneath, and drawing the wool through in the usual 
way when doing tricoter. 



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THE LADY S CROCHET-BOOK. 



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White and Scaidel Shetland ShawL 

LARGE SIZE. 

(9 ozs. white and 2 ozs. scarlet Shetland wool). 

This must be done loosely, with a small ivory 
or bone crochet-needle. 

■ Make a chain of 6 stitches for the foundation. 
Now work 3 more chain, and do a treble into the 
4th from the needle ; that is, in the last stitch of 
the foundation. Do 2 more treble, i chain, miss 
I loop, and do 3 treble ; miss one loop and do a 
treble into the last stitch. 

2d row — 3 chain, 2 treble, worked into the hole 



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between the ist and 2d stitches; i chain, miss 3 
loops, and work 3 treble into the next hole ; 1 
chain, i treble, into the last loop. 

3d row — 3 chain, 2 treble, into the ist hole, i 
chain, 3 treble, into the next hole, i chain, i treble, 
into the last stitch. You ought now to have formed 
a small square mat, and henceforth the shawl is 
very simple. 3 treble, I chain, alternately ; increase 
at each corner by working: 3 treble, I chain, 3 
treble, all into one hole. The ist round you v/ill 
be obliged to work into loops, but after that, into 
the holes formed by the I chain. As the shawl 
gets larger, you must do 2 instead of I chain. For 
the border, do 5 rounds in scarlet, then 10 in white ; 
then scarlet again for several inches, and end with 
a scollop formed thus : I single, i double, i treble, 
I long treble, 2 chain, i long treble, i treble, 1 
double. Repeat. 

For a smaller shawl you would only require 7 
ozs. white wool, but the same amount of scarlet. 



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Handsome Antimacassar, or Cotrore-pied. 

The following pattern is rather small, but it can, 
of course, be made any size. It is a very good one 
for using up odds and ends of wool, as the rings 
can all be made of different colors, and joined with 
black and white. 

You will require 2 shades of gray and 2 of red ; 
4 ozs. altogether, i oz. black and -J- oz. yellow. 

Make a chain of 25 with the darkest shade of 
red, and unite with a double stitch. Do a double 
into every loop. 

2d round — i double worked into the ist hole 
between two stiches, i chain. Continue thus, 
working into every hole. 

3d round — Join the lightest shade and do 
another round like the 2d. This ring is now 
finished. Begin another with 25 chain in gray, 
but before uniting the two ends pass one through 



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the last ring, so as to join them together in a link. 
You continue in this way with every ring in alter- 
nate colors, until your antimacassar is the right 
length. Then, with yellow, work a double stitch 
into a hole in the ist ring, i chain, i double, into 
the next hole of the same ring. Continue thus to 
work into 8 holes, then pass on to the next ring. 
Do 2 more rows in the same manner with black. 
The stripe is now finished on this side. Do exactly 
the same on the other, first one row of yellow, 
then two of black. 

When four stripes are finished, join them to- 
gether with yellow wool. Now continue the rings 
of the outer stripes on the top and bottom, each 
corner ring being left independent, not joined in 
any way to the middle part. It must, of course, 
pass through the other two rings ; in joining the 
chain of the last one you must remember that it 
has to go through 2 instead of i. Then sew the 
top and bottom on to the other part. 



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For the border, begin on the top corner at the 
right-hand side with yellow, by doing a treble into 
one of the holes, i chain, a treble into the next 
hole, and so on, 8 altogether, joining the ist stitch 
of the next color as you are working the 8th 
stitch. Pass to the next ring and work in the same 
manner, this time only doing 7. Never forget to 
take up a loop of the next ring in doing the last 
treble. 

The next two rounds are black, then in yellow, 
4 chain, i single for one round. 



Woolen Antimacassars, 

If the preceding pattern be too difficult, stripes 
of simple 3 treble, 2 chain, alternately, are pretty. 

I row of treble, i row of holes, in turns, of black 
shaded through red to the palest pink or white, 
looks very nice. 



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Also, I chain, 2 double, i chain, 2 double, and 
so on. There can be no great variety in these pat- 
terns worked in the simple stitches, but very hand- 
some couvre-pieds can be made by a judicious ar- 
rangement of colors. 

However, all the following patterns, which are 
given for cotton, look well in wool. 

The rose pattern (p. 17) looks extremely well 
with the roses done in shaded red, and the other 
part either a rich brown, green, or black. 



Round Watch-Chains, 

(4 ozs. small black beads and i spool of purse-twist are 
required). 

The price varies according to the length. 
Thread the beads first. 

Make a chain of 7 stitches, unite with a single 
stitch into a little ring. Now work round this ring 



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in double stitches, taking up a bead each time. 
Thus : insert the crochet-needle in a loop, then 
push up a bead close to the work ; now pull the 
silk through the loop ; in this way the bead is kept 
tight. 

Go on with these rounds until your chain is long 
enough. Attach a black swivel at the end, where 
the chain is joined together. 

These chains do for mourning, instead of jet or 
vulcanite. 



Corded Mai, or Lamp-Staiid, 

Have ready a ball of coarse cord, similar to that 
used for window-blinds, also I oz. of green, red, or 
violet-shaded Berlin wool. 

Begin by making a small ring of white cord. 
Sew it up with white cotton. Now entirely cover 
the cord with double crochet worked into the rinq-. 



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2d round — Work over this end of cord into the 
loop below. Every row is exactly alike in double 
crochet, but increase about every 4 or 5 stitches to 
keep the mat flat ; at the commencement you will 
have to increase rather oftener than you need, as 
the mat gets larger. Finish off with a knitted 
fringe, or else an edging of, first, 3 chain, I treble, 
the next row, 4 chain and I treble into the pre- 
ceding hole, and so on. Each time make a larger 
number of chain-stitches. The fringe below is also 
very suitable. This makes very pretty mats, and \^ 
both quick and easy. 



Short Fringe for Mats, etc. 

Have three balls of Berlin wool ready. Sup- 
pose your mat is made of two colors, red and 
white, take 2 balls of red and i of white. Join 



them, and begin by working i treble into the edge 
of the mat ; put the fourfold wool round the fore- 
finger of the left hand, and then work a double 
stitch ; I chain, miss i loop, and repeat. 

In the second round repeat the above, but go 
into the loop which you missed before. 



Rose Antimacassar : Round Shape, 
(4 reels Evans' crochet cotton, No. 10). 

Work 9 chain and unite them with a sinde 
stitch into a ring. 

1st round— 3 chain i double into the ring. Do 
this 4 more times. To make the explanation easier 
we will call this double stitch ' the inlet.' 
.' 2d round — I single stitch, 5 long treble, i 



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double, all into the first hole. Each of these 5 
holes forms a petal of the rose, and ought to curl 
inwards when you have done a few rounds. 

3d round — 4 chain i double into the inlet. 
Repeat. 

4th round — i double, i treble, 3 long treble, I 
treble, i double, all into the ring formed by the 4 
chain. Do the same with all the other rings. 

5th round — The same as 4th. 

6th round — i double, 5 long treble, i double. 
Repeat. 

7th round — 6 chain i double into the inlet. 

8th round — i single, 9 treble, i single. Repeat 
with the other 4 rings. You have now done the 
center rose ; finish it off. 

Now begin round it. Work a treble into the 
third loop of one of the outer petals, 6 chain, miss 
3 loops. Repeat. At the end join the last of the 
6 chain to the ist treble by a single stitch. 

2d round — 5 chain, * i treble into the next^ 



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loop, 3 chain, miss 2 loops, i treble, 3 chain. Re- 
peat from *. 

3d round — Begin with 7 chain and i treble into 
the first large hole. The rest is like the 2d round, 
only go into the hole itself instead of into the 2 
center loops. 

4th round — Like the 3d. 

Now the center of the antimacassar is finished, 
and you begin again with a rose like the first. In 
working the middle stitch of the last petal, crochet 
't^^to one of the triangular loops of the center 
part. 

i Do another rose, joining it to the last, miss 3 
sholes and join it at the 4th to the center. Con- 
tinue thus. You must put 10 roses round. 
3 Now begin again with 5 chain i treble alter- 
?aately all round. 

3 The next round like the 2d. Do 3 more in the 
jame manner; then put roses again: this time 
:.;here must be a circle of 20. 



Do a round of i treble 5 chain. 

The next round, i treble I chain. 

Then 5 rounds like the 2d. Put a fringe. 

This can also be worked in Angora wool for a 

couvrette. 

Waistcoat in Qrochet a Tricoter. 

double Berlm wool will be required). • 1 

Make a chain of 58 stitches, and work the 

length of front in plain tricoter. If you have no , 

opportunity of measuring the exact length fVon. 

another waistcoat, use up the i lb. of wool, which 

makes it about 24 inches long. Work a second 

front in the same way, and send to a ta.lor to 

make up. If, instead of making these two straight 

pieces, you wish to shape in the course of working. 

ask the tailor for a paper pattern of the waistcoat, 



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and work to the exact size, if possible. Thus : cut 
out the pattern in calico, and when your tricoter 
is large enough, tack it on to the calico. This will 
simplify the frequent measuring. 




These waistcoats make very suitable presents to 
nen who hunt, and to elderly gentlemen. In most 
:ases they are highly appreciated ; which means, 
:hat they are really worn, and not put carefully by 
•n a drawer — the usual fate of ladies' presents to 
'gentlemen. 



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Antimacassar : Diamond Pattern. 

Make a chain as long as you desire the width 
of your antimacassar to be. 

1st row — A treble into every loop. 

2d row — Turn, and do 3 treble, 3 chain, miss 
3 loops. Repeat. 

3d row — Turn, and do 5 chain. * 3 treble into 
the 1st hole; 2 chain 3 more treble into the same 
hole; 2 chain i treble into the next hole; 2 chain. 
Repeat from *. 

4th row — Turn, and do 5 chain. * 3 treble into 
the hole formed by the 2 chain in the preceding 
row ; 2 chain 3 more treble into the same hole ; 

2 chain, miss 4 loops, and do i double into the 
solitary treble stitch of the 3d row. 2 chain and 
repeat from *. 

5th row — Turn, and do 5 chain. 3 treble intoi 
the middle of the 6 treble in preceding row ; 2 chainj 

3 more treble into the same hole ; 7 chain. Repeat. 



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6th row — Do the 6 treble divided by 2 chain 
the same as in the other rows. Then 2 chain and 

1 double into the middle of the 7 chain-stitches. 

2 more chain and repeat. 

Continue in this way until the work is long 
enough ; add a fringe. 



Antimacassar. 

(3 hanks of white and 3 of pink German crochet cotton. No. 
20 is a good size). 

Make a chain of 8 stitches and unite them, 
j 1st round — 5 chain and i treble into the middle 
hole. Repeat 4 times. 

2d round — Into each of these 5 holes work 
^i double, 2 treble; then do 3 chain, 2 treble, i 
.double. 



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3d round — 5 chain 3 treble into the ist hole; 
3 chain then 3 more treble into the same hole; 
5 chain i single-stitch into the center loop between 
the two points. Repeat. 

4th round — * 5 chain, 3 treble into the hole at 
the point, 3 chain, 3 more treble into the same 
hole ; 5 chain, i double into the next hole ; 2 
chain, I double into the next hole. Repeat from *. 

5th round — The same as 3d. 

6th round — A double into every loop of the 
5 chain in the previous row ; do another doub' 
stitch ; 2 treble. Now work 4 treble into the center 
loop, 2 treble, the remainder double. Repeat. 

When a sufficient number of these stars are 
done, sew them together by the points. Finish off 
with tassels. 



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Antimacassar, 

Make a chain about 23 inches long. You must 
leave off at the end of every row. 

Do 2 rows of I treble in every loop. 

3d row — * 9 treble, 6 chain, miss 2 loops ; i 
double, 12 chain, miss 8 loops; i double, 6 chain, 
miss 3 loops. Repeat from *. 

4th row — 9 treble, 1 1 chain, i double, into the 
middle loop of the preceding 12 chain ; take 2 
loops together so as to make it come exactly in 
the middle. Then do another 11 chain. Repeat 
from *. 

Do these last 2 rows alternately, and when the 
antimacassar is long enough work 2 rows of treble 
to match the beginning. 

Add a fringe on all four sides. 



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nOyleys, Antimacassars, Mats^ etc. 

The easiest plan to make all the above in a 
stiff set pattern is to buy a paper pattern at any 
fancy-shop. They are far simpler than any descrip- 
tion can be. 



Edging, 

Numberless pretty edgings can be made with 
Cordon braid, which is very narrow, with small 
picots or loops of cotton at regular intervals down 
each side. 

Take up some of the loops, missing others; in 
this way many variations can be made. The fol- 
lowing is a nice patt-crn : 

Have two kr'ofs of braid and German crochet 



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cotton, No. 20. Begin with * a single stitch into a 
picot, 2 chain, i single into the next picot. Re- 
peat 4 times ; 5 altogether. Miss seven picots and 
repeat from *. When a sufficient length is done, 
begin at the lower part in the same way. 

2d round — On the lower part, i double into 
the 1st hole, 3 chain, i double into the next. Re- 
peat. Between the scollops do not work any chain- 
stitches, but merely go from i double stitch to the 
next double. 

Put a heading of 2 chain, i single. 



A neat Edging, very quick. 

(A steel crochet-needle and reel of No. i German crochet 
cotton). 

Work 3 chain-stitches. Take a common hair- 
pin and insert one end of it into the 1st and the 
other end into the 3d stitch. 



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Now hold the hair-pin between your left thumb 
and forefinger, the crochet-needle being in the right 
hand in the middle of the hair-pin. Turn the hair- 
pin round from right to left, so as to let the cotton 
pass round one prong. Draw the thread through 
the stitch on the crochet-needle. Then do a single 
stitch into the loop on the left prong of the hair- 
pin. Repeat. When you have made as long a 
piece as you may require, put a heading to it in 
the following way : A double stitch into a loop, 
then I chain and a double stitch into the next 
loop, and so on. 

Several yards can be made in the course of an 
hour; it makes a pretty trimming for children's 
under-clothes 



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Cross-over Shawl. 

(To tie behind, for wearing under the jacket). 

You will require i|- oz. white and i oz. pink 
Saxony yarn. 

Make a chain of 7 stitches and unite with a 
treble, do 2 more treble into the hole, then i chain 
and 3 more into the hole. 

2d row — 2 chain and then 2 treble in between 
the 1st and 2d stitch, so as to increase; i chain 3 
treble into the middle hole, then i chain and 3 
more treble again into the middle hole. This 
makes the increasing for the center. Do i chain 
and 3 treble between the last 2 stitches. 

Every row is alike. When you have done about 
24 rows join the pink, and do 5 of that ; then 5 
of white, and so on. Edge the shawl with a scollop 



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the whole way round, neck and all, worked thus : 
I single, I treble, i long treble, I chain, i long 
treble worked into the next loop, i treble. Re- 
peat. Put either white or pink ribbon strings at 
the two ends. 



Small Shawls for the Poor, 

(l lb. of gray Shetland floss will make several. Medium-size 
bone needle). 

These shawls are suitable either for children or 
women. 

Make a chain long enough for the neck. The , 
1st row is * 3 treble, 2 chain, miss 2 loops ; repeat! 
from *. In the 2d row, when you come to the 
middle hole, work twice into it, to increase. Thus : 
when you have worked 3 treble do the 2 chain 



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as usual, but insert the needle into the same hole 
again, and do 3 more treble into it. 

You must also increase at the beginning of 
every row by doing 3 chain and then working 2 
treble between the ist and 2d stitches, thus mak- 
ing an extra hole every time. 

Repeat these 2 increasings in every row until 
the shawl is long enough. 

These always prove very acceptable gifts to 
poor women in the cold weather. 

A pretty variation can be made, by doing them 
in 2 shades of gray about 5 inches wide, or alter- 
nate gray and scarlet ; or merely make a scarlet 
border. 



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Ladys small House ShawL 

(3 ozs. white Berlin and 2 ozs. of pink). 

Work as in the preceding pattern with a me- 
dium-size ivory crochet-needle, varying the border 
according to taste. Either make 8 rows of each 
alternately, or do 10 rounds of pink, then 5 of 
white, then 10 of pink, and so on. But do at least 
a third of the shawl in white before beginning with 
the pink. 



Very handsome and easy Cotmterpane. 

(3 J lbs. of Saxony yarn). 

This is done in stripes of green and orange ; 4 
shades of the latter, from dark brown down to pale 
yellow and 3 shades of green. 



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Make a chain in brown of ^6 stitches, with a 
rather coarse bone crochet-needle ; you must leave 
dIT at every row. 

1st row — Work a double stitch into every chain. 

Do 2 more rows in this manner. 

4th row — Begin the 2d shade, and work a 
iouble crochet row. 

5th row — Begin with a treble stitch, * do I chain, 
md work a treble into the next but one. Repeat 
rom *. 

6th row — All double stitches, worked into every 
hain. 

7th row — Join the 3d shade, and make holes 
s in the 5th row. Be sure to begin with a treble 
nd only i chain, so that the holes may come 
venly above the others. 

8th row — Double crochet into every stitch. 

9th row — Join the palest shade and make holes 
s in the 5 th row. 

loth row — Plain into every stitch. 



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nth row — Join the darkest shade of green and 
work a plain row. 

1 2th row — Make holes. 

13th row — A plain row with the second shade 
of green. 

14th row — Make holes. 

15th row — Join the light shade and A^ork a 
plain row. 

1 6th row — Make holes. 

You have now done the half of the green stripe, 
finish it in an inverse way by doing i more plain 
row in the lightest shade, and then joining the 2d 
shade. When you have finished the green stripe 
join on the darkest shade of orange, and work i 
plain row, I with holes, and i more plain. Join the 
2d shade, and do one plain row, i with holes, and 
I plain. Join the 3d shade of yellow, i row with 
holes and i plain. Do the same with the 4th shade, j 
You ought now to have done 10 rows — 3 dark, 3 » 
lighter, 2 of the next shade, and 2 of the palest 



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color. Repeat these stripes until you have done 
13, and add a fringe. (See Lady s Knitting-Book, 
First Scries, p. 42). 

This quilt is broader than it is long, and is full- 
sized, suitable for a large bed. If you do not object 
to a more complicated pattern, many fancy stitches 
can be used, and look remarkably well ; the only 
drawbacks are, that they are more difficult, and use 
up much more wool. 



Another : veiy handsome Pattern. 

Work the stitches as in the preceding pattern, 
but arrange the colors in the following manner: 
A. broad stripe of scarlet, say 4 inches wide ; then 
I stripe of black, i\ inch broad. The rest all narrow 
about half an inch wide), as follows: Yellow, 
iark green, black, scarlet, yellow, white, blue, black, 



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scarlet, yellow, dark green, black, scarlet, yellow, 
white, blue, black, scarlet, yellow. Now, i^ inch 
in black, and then 4 inches of scarlet again. 



Countei^ partes. 

The two following — Antimacassar, page 22, and 
the one on page 25 — make very handsome counter- 
panes, and can be worked in one color or in stripes 
as preferred, but being rather open patterns would 
require lining. 



Babys Glove, 

(^ oz. white Andalusian wool and fine bone crochet-needle). 

Make a chain of 36 stitches and unite. 
Work 3 rounds of single crochet, and then a 
round of treble. 



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5th round- -Do i6 treble crochet, and take the 
17th and 1 8th together. 

6th round — Treble stitches without increasing. 

7th round — Like the 5th. 

8th round — Like the 6th. 

9th round — Like the 5th. 

loth round — I treble, I chain, miss one loop. 
Repeat. You ought now to have 32 stitches. 

nth round — Single crochet, but into the i6th or 
center stitch increase by working 3 instead of I. 

1 2th round — Treble. Increase at the center 
stitch, as above, by working 3 into i. The next 2 
rounds increase 6 stitches, by working 3 into i on 
each side of the center stitches. Now join these 
12 stitches where you have been increasing, so as 
to form the thumb, and work on these 12 stitches 
separately from the rest of the hand. Do 4 rounds 
in single crochet. Do 3 more rounds, decreasing 
every time. Do 2 more, decreasing twice. Sew 
up the top, and now go on with the hand. 



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You ought to have 30 stitches for the hand. 
Do 2 rounds of treble. 

Now do a round of treble, decreasing above the 
thumb, and also on the other side in the 13th stitch. 

Do another row in this way, and then do 2 
more rounds, decreasing 4 stitches in each round. 
Now sew neatly up on the wrong side. Run rib- 
bon in the hole, and turn back the cuff to form a 
little gauntlet. 



Ladys Bedroom Slipper's. 

(2 oz. double Berlin wool and bone or ivory crochet-needle). 

These are very nice in either light blue or pink. 
Begin with a chain of 12 stitches, turn and work 
into the ist from the hook in double crochet; the 
same into every loop. 

2d row — Double crochet into every loop ; in the 
center stitch you must increase by working 3 into I. 

Crochet into the back part of the stitch so as to 



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make the work lie in ridges. Every row is alike, 
but do not forget to increase in the middle. 

When 30 ridges are done (or less, for a small 
foot) begin the sides of the slipper thus : 

61 st row — Work 18 stitches as usual in double 
crochet ; now turn and work backwards and for- 
wards on these stitches until the shoe is long 
enough, end off, and go on at the other side. Sew 
them together at the heel. Line them with quilted 
silk, satin, or cashmere, and join to the sole (which 
you can procure at any shoemaker's for ten cents) 
with galloon. First sew the lining and shoe both 
together to one edge of the galloon, then bind the 
sole with the latter. 

Finish off the shoe with a rosette of silk or 
satin of the same color. 

These are both pretty and warm. 



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Babys Boot, 

(Bone needle No. ii, -^ oz. white Shetland wool). 

Make a chain of 8 stitches, turn and work into 
the first from the hook. Double crochet into every 
loop, and in the middle stitch you must always 
increase by working 3 into i. You must crochet 
into the back part of the loop in the 2d row, so as 
to make the work run in even ridges. Every row 
is the same, always increasing in the middle stitch 
by working 3 into i. 

When 10 ridges are done you must make the 
side, by working the first 1 1 stitches backwards and 
forwards for 28 rows, or 14 ridges. Now crochet 
this to the front part. 

Sole — Make a chain of 22 and work in tricote. 
Increase at the beginning and end of every row for 



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6 rows : 3 rows without increasing. Then decrease 
6 rows. Sew the sole to the boot. 

Take up 40 stitches in white for the leg, first 
doubling back the three-cornered flap and tacking 
it down. 

Do 3 rounds in double crochet. 

4th round — * Double crochet, 2 chain, miss one 
loop, work into the next loop. Repeat from *. 

9 more rounds in double crochet. 

Work a scollop for the edge, thus : i single, i 
treble, i chain, i treble into the next loop, not 
missing any loop. Repeat. Now run a narrow 
piece of white or cherry-colored ribbon in the 
lowest holes and fasten a very small bow of the 
same on the lappet which you had previously 
turned down. 



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Another Pattern, 

Quite the prettiest kind of all is, when the foot 
is crocheted as in the preceding pattern, in any 
color, and the leg is done in fancy knitting, with 
fine white wool. They are a very good fit. 



Babys Boots in FlanneL 

(This is an excellent way of using- up any odd pieces of fine 
colored flannel). 

If you have no pattern to cut from, work a shoe 
in crochet as directed on page 40 ; you can do it 
in any kind of wool merely as a pattern. First pin 
the sole on brown paper, then cut out the pattern. 
Do the same with the upper part of the boot. 

Now cut out the boot in flannel from the paper 
pattern, allowing a small margin for turnings in. 



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Tack the sole and upper part together with fine 
white cotton ; next herring-bone it all round with 
Saxony yarn, either white or the same color as 
the flannel. 

Now cut off the point in front which in the 
crochet pattern is turned down ; so that you have 
a regular little boot. With white Berlin take up 
30 stitches loosely in double crochet, wdth a fine 
bone-hook for the leg, running the crochet-needle 
through the flannel. Do another round in treble. 

3d round— -Work 2 chain rather tighter, miss I 
loop ; do a double stitch into the next. Repeat. 

4th round — Double crochet into every loop. 

5th round — The same as 4th. 

6th round — 2 chain, miss 2 loops, work a double 
crochet-stitch into the next. Repeat. 

7th round — Double crochet. 

8th round — i double, i treble, i chain, i treble 
into the next loop : do not miss any loops at all. 
Repeat. 



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Herring-bone round the part where the cro- 
cheted stocking and the boot join. Thread a 
worsted-needle and make a long stitch from the 
instep toward the toe, about li inch long; work 
herring-bone stitch down this line. Then do 2 
more on each side of it, so that the 3 may meet at 
the part nearest the toe, but be about a quarter of 
an inch apart over the instep. 

Run white ribbon in the lowest set of holes. 



Boots for a Child of One Year, 

The soles of these boots can be made in any 
of the following ways. Either by a small pair of 
warm soles at any shoemaker's, or else purchase 
a sheet of soft leather, and cut them out your- 
self. The backs of kid gloves can also be used, 
and are nice and soft for a child who can just begin 
to try and stand. 



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For the upper part of the boot make a chain of 
1 1 ; turn, and work a double stitch into every loop, 
increasing in the middle stitch by working 2 into i. 
The 1st row you ought to have lo double stitches, 
the 2d 12, and so on. 

If the child has a high instep, increase 2 in- 
stead of I : that is, work 3 stitches into the middle 
one. 

When 15 ridges are done, work as follows: 
Do double crochet in every loop until you come to 
the center stitch ; instead of working into it as 
usual, do 6 more chain, turn and work double cro- 
chet backwards the whole length of the side ; do 
not increase. When this part is as long as your 
sole, do the other side in the same way, and sew 
up at the back. This makes a kind of diminutive 
Hessian boot. 

All round the top work a little edging or scol- 
lop, as preferred, and finally run in ribbon about 
where the extra 6 stitches were made. 



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Antzmacassa7\ 

(Fleecy, or double Berlin, and ivory hook). 

Do a stripe of knitting in lattice pattern, in any 

bright color, then with a contrasting shade do a 

stripe of crocheted rings {see p. ii), and sew neatly 

together on the wrong side. Finish off with tassels. 



Babys Petticoat. 

{\\ oz. white Saxony yarn, and medium-sized 
crochet-needle). 

Make a chain of 156 stitches, and unite with a 
treble stitch. 

1st round — 4 treble, then "^ 3, all into one loop ; 
5 treble, miss 2 loops, 5 treble. Repeat from ^. 

There ought to be 12 of these scollops, each 
divided by the hole which the missing of two loops 
forms. 



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Repeat the above for 12 rounds. 

13th round — Miss 3 loops, and do 4 treble in- 
stead of 5. Repeat. 

14th round — Miss 2 loops and do 4 treble. 
Repeat. 

I5tli round — Like the 14th. 

i6th round — Miss 4 loops, 3 treble. Repeat. 

17th round — Miss 2 loops, 3 treble. Repeat. 

Work two more rounds in this manner. 

20th round — Treble stitch into every loop. 

Put in a band, or add a body. 



Petticoat for a Child of Six or Eight. 

The same as preceding pattern, but use Sax- 
ony yarn, and work six rows like the 17th, instead 
of three. Another plan is to work into the back 
part of the stitch to make a rib. Be careful that 
the 3 stitches are always put in the center one of 
the 3 below. 



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Babys Hood. 

(Berlin Saxony yarn). 

Make a chain of 22 stitches for the crown, which 
must be shaped like a horse-shoe. 

1st row — A double into every loop. 

2d row — 3 chain, i treble, into the 1st loop, 
treble into the next loop, * I chain, miss i loop, 
2 treble. Repeat from *. Every row is alike, but 
you must now work the 2 treble into the holes of 
the preceding row. 

When 3J inches are done, decrease at each end. 
Continue to decrease until 4 inches are finished, 
and now you begin the hood part with pink. 

Make a chain of 62 stitches and work 2 treble, 
2 chain, alternately (3 rows of pink and 3 of gray). 
This is a simple straight piece. When 12 rows are 
done sew this straight piece to the crown, gather- 
ing it slightly at the top (or round part of the 
horse- shoe). 

For the curtain work 2 chain, 2 treble, rather 



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closely together, so as to make it full and fall in 
little folds, increasing at the beginning of every 
row. Do 4 rows of gray and 2 of pink for a border, 
which, if preferred, can be scolloped. It is quite 
easy to do the crown and hood part all in one if 
preferred. Run a ribbon round the neck. 

These make comfortable little hoods for the 
poor. This pattern is a small size, but can easily 
be enlarged. 



Lady's Petticoat. 

(i lb. Germantown wool). 

Make a chain of 312 stitches, and unite with a 
treble. 

1st round— 4 treble, * 3 treble, all into i loop; 
5 treble, miss 2 loops, 5 treble. Repeat from * 

Do this round for 18 inches. 

Now miss 3 loops and do 4 treble instead of 5. 
Repeat for 4 rounds. 



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Then miss 2 loops and do 4 treble. Continue 
thus for 4 rounds. 

Miss 4 loops and do 3 treble. Repeat for 3 
rounds. 

Miss 2 loops, 3 treble. Repeat for 4 rounds. 

Last round — Treble into every loop. 



Pin-ciiskzon. 



Make a chain in tolerably fine cotton, with a 
steel crochet-needle, the desired width of the pin- 
cushion. You must leave off at the end of every 
row, and when finished the ends of cotton must be 
carefully run in with a coarse needle. 

1st row — * 5 treble, 3 chain, miss 3 loops. 
Repeat from *. 

2d row — Work 4 treble, * 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 
I treble, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 3 treble. Repeat 
from ^. 

3d row — 3 treble, '^ 2 chain, miss 2 loops, 3 



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treble, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, i treble. Repeat 
from '^. 

4th row — I treble, * 3 chain, miss 3 loops, 5 
treble. Repeat from *. 

5th row — 3 treble, 2 chain, miss 2 loops ; 3 
treble, '^ 2 chain, miss 2 loops ; i treble, 2 chain, 
miss 2 loops, 3 treble. Repeat from *. 

6th row — The same as 2d. 

Continue in this way until you have made it 
large enough. 

For the wrong side cast on the same number 
of stitches, and merely make 2 chain, i treble, all 
the way. 

When finished sew together, and make a crochet 
edging round it by working first 3 chain and I 
double stitch all the way round. " 

2d round — 4 chain and I double into the cen- 
ter of each scollop. 

3d round — 5 chain and i double into the center 
of each scollop. 



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If the edging is preferred rather wide, do a few 
more rows in the same manner. 

Now make a calico bag of the same size as the 
crochet cover, and fill with bran. Cover this with 
blue or pink silk, and slip it inside the crochet. 
Sew up the last side. 



Long Pu7^se, 

(i bunch of gold beads and 4 spools of double E of purse-twist 
are required). 

Make a chain of 62> stitches, having previously 
strung the gold beads. 

1st row — A treble into every loop, taking up the 
beads with each, thus : — Put the silk over the hook 
and push up a bead ; put the needle through a loop 
and push up a bead ; finish the stitch in the usual 
way. You have thus used 2 beads to your treble. 

2d row — I treble, I chain. Now work into the 



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holes ; do not use any beads in this. Repeat these 
2 rows alternately. 

If preferred, use only i bead ; that is, put the 
silk over the needle, draw through the lower loop, 
then through 2 loops; now push up the bead and 
draw the silk through the last. Put gold rings and 
gold tassels ; or, instead of the latter, a bunch of 
gold beads. 



Mats for Common Use. 

Cut out a round in green or red baize, and work 
round it with a fine bone crochet-needle in either 
the same colored worsted or else black ; thus : join 
the worsted, and for the ist round do i double, 4 
chain. 2d round, i double into the 1st hole, then 
a treble. A long treble, i chain, i long treble, I 
treble, i double. Repeat this into the next loop. 

These mats are very quickly done ; a set can 



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be finished in an hour. They are useful for flower- 
pots, etc. A small pattern worked in the center 
rather improves the appearance. 



Ladys Bedroom or Carriage Boots. 

(2 hanks scarlet Saxony yarn). 

Make a chain of 12 stitches. Work a row of 
double, II in all. Every row is alike, but you 
must work into the back part of the crochet so as 
to form ridges, and always increase in the center 
stitch by working 2 into i. 

Do 20 ridges in this way ; you will then have 
done 40 rows. 

41st row — Work as far as the center stitch, then 
do 8 more chain-stitches. Turn and work back- 
wards and forwards on this side for 12 ridges. 



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Do the same on the other side and sew up at 
the back. 

Now bind the sole and knitted part together 
with galloon or ribbon. 

Make either a scarlet or white edging all round 
the top as a finish. 



Purse. 

(This is worked with steel beads, a steel crochet-needle, and 
4 spools double E blue purse-twist). 

You begin by threading \ oz. of beads. Then 
make a chain of 3 stitches ; unite. Now do a 
double crochet into every loop, taking up a bead 
with each stitch. Be sure and keep them all on the 
same side. In the next row increase by working 
2 into I stitch every second stitch. Continue to 
work all the purse in double crochet, increasing by 



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doing 2 into i loop whenever your work curls at 
all : it ought to lie quite flat. When the round is 
large enough do another, and sew them half to- 
gether on the wrong side, the other halves attach 
to a steel snap. Finish off the lower part with 
small festoons of beads. 



Babys Berceaunette Counterpane^ 
or Sofa Couvrette. 

(i lb. white double Berlin, or single Berlin). 

Make a chain of the required length. You 
must leave off at the end of every row, and after- 
ward run the ends of wool in with a worsted-needle. 

The first 2 rows do every stitch treble, for a 
foundation. 

3d row — * 9 treble stitches, 6 chain, miss 2 
loops, I double, 6 chain, miss 3 loops. Repeat 
from *. 



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4th row — * 9 treble, 1 1 chain, i double into the 
middle loop of the row of chain in the preceding 
row : you will have to go into 2 together to make 
it come exactly in the center. Now do 1 1 more 
chain-stitches. Repeat from *. 

Line with pink or white flannel, and put a fringe 
as on page 42 of The Ladys Knitting-Book, If for 
a couvrette it need not be lined. 



Babys Berceaunette Cover, 

(White single Berlin and medium ivory needle). 

Make a chain of the desired width. 

1st row — Treble into every loop. 

2d row — Turn and do 3 treble, 3 chain, miss 3 
loops. Repeat. 

3d row — Turn and do 5 chain, * 3 treble, into 
the 1st hole; 2 chain, 3 more treble, into the same 



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hole ; 2 chain, I treble, into the next hole, 2 chain. 
Repeat from *. 

4th row — Turn and do 5 chain, * 3 treble, into 
the hole formed by the 2 chain of the preceding 
row. 2 chain, 3 more treble, into the same hole ; 2 
chain, miss 4- loops, and do I double into the soli- 
tary treble stitch of the 3d row, 2 chain and re- 
peat from *. 

5th row — Turn and do 5 chain ; 3 treble into 
the middle of the 6 treble in preceding row ; 2 
chain, 3 more treble, into the same hole ; 7 chain. 
Repeat. 

6th row — Turn and do 5 chain, then the ^ 6 
treble divided by 2 chain, as in the other rows ; 
then 2 chain and i double into the middle of the 
7 chain-stitches, 2 more chain, and repeat from *. 

7th row — Go back to the 4th. 

Line with light blue flannel, or silk. Then 
scollop all round it thus : 

1st round — 3 chain, i double. Repeat. 



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2d round — Into each hole work i single, 5 
chain. Repeat. 

3d round — Into the 1st hole I single, i double, 
2 treble, 2 long treble, 2 treble, i double, i single. 
The same into every hole. 



Babys Jacket, 

(i oz. Shetland wool, and ivory needle No. 12). 

Make a chain of %Z stitches. * i treble, i chain, 
miss I. Repeat from *. There ought to be 44 
holes in this row, which forms the neck. 

2d row — Begin every row with 2 chain. Work 
a treble into the ist hole. ^ i chain 2 treble into 
next hole, 2 treble into the next. Repeat from *. 

3d row — The remainder is done in picots, thus : 
2 treble, i chain, 2 treble, all into the same hole. 
There must be 22 picots. 

4th row — 5 picots ; increase (work another chain, 
and 2 more treble into the same hole, making 6 



6o 

treble instead of 4), i picot ; increase ; 6 picots ; 
increase ; i picot ; increase ; 5 picots. The alternate 
rows are not increased. 

6th row — 5 picots ; increase ; 2 picots ; increase ; 
7 picots ; increase at this side in the same way to 
form the shoulder. Continue thus for 12 rows. 

13th row — Work 5 picots. Now the sleeve be- 
gins, work 12 picots and unite these twelve into a 
round. Do 5 rounds (not rows), decrease under the 
arm ; do 3 rows, and decrease at the elbow every 
alternate row until there are only 8 picots. Do 2 
rows with pink, and for the border make a deep scol- 
lop thus : I single into a hole, 2 chain, 2 treble into 
the picot, 3 chain, 2 more treble into the picot. Do 
the 2d sleeve in the same manner. Go on in rows 
again ; there ought to be 30 picots for the whole 
length of the jacket. Increase under the arms ; do 
1 1 rows. Now go all round the jacket with pink 
for 2 rows, then a scolloped row. Run a ribbon 
round the throat and turn back the pink cuffs. 



6i 

Shetland Cloak. 

(i oz. white, \ oz. blue Shetland wool. This is a child's size, 
but can easily be enlarged for a grown-up person). 

Make a chain long enough for the neck, then do 
holes for strings by working 2 chain, 2 treble. The 
remainder is done in picots of 3 treble, i chain. 
Work the treble into a hole. There ought to be 
about 22 picots for a child of two years. 

4th row — Increase every alternate row down the 
back and at each shoulder for 15 rows. Then 13 
rows without increasing on the shoulder. Join the 
blue and go all round the cloak with blue and 
white alternately; scollop the last round. 

Hood. — \ chain, unite ; 3 treble, 2 chain, 3 treble. 
Increase at the beginning and in the middle of 
every row. 

3d row — Also increase on each side for 6 rows, 
then 8 rows not increasing, Add a border of blue 
and white like the cloak. Draw it up with ribbon, 
making a bow in the center. 



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Sofa Couv7^ette. 

LEVIATHAN PATTERN. 

(Germantown wool, and the largest size wooden needle. In 
stripes of well-contrasted colors). 

* Work 4 chain, then pick them all up as if for 
tricoter. Draw the wool through all 4 at once. 
Repeat from ■^. When long enough, turn back 
thus : miss 2 picots, and work a single into the 
loop between the 2d and 3d picot, work a picot 
with 4 chain as before, i single into the stitch be- 
tween the next 2 picots. Repeat from ■^. 

With black, do i treble between each picot, then 
I single on top of next picot. This makes the stripes 
even. Next a row of maize all round in double 
crochet, join with white. This is a very quick pattern. 



Couv7^ette. 

(See Frontispiece, Fig. i). 
Begin with a loose chain the desired length, in 
Germantown wool. You will have to break off at 



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the end of every row. Put the wool over the 
needle and draw the needle through a lower loop 
as though you were going to work a treble, but in- 
stead of finishing ^ put the wool again over the 
needle and again draw the wool through the loop. 
Repeat from *. There ought to be 7 stitches now 
on the hook; draw the wool through 6, then 
through the last 2. i chain. Repeat. In the other 
rows work into the holes formed by the i chain. 
Begin wath i treble to keep it even. 



Coztvrette. 

(See Frontispiece, Fig. 2). 

(The following is rather a small size. A coarse ivory crochet- 
needle, 7 shades of crimson, and 7 of gray double Berlin 
wool, for the stripes, which are joined together with 
maize and black). 

Make a chain of 60 stitches with the darkest 
shade of gray. 

1st row — * I double; insert the needle into the 



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next chain, draw the wool through, and instead of 
finishing in the usual manner, do 3 chain-stitches, 
then end by drawing the wool through the last 2 
loops as usual ; this ought to form a picot. Repeat 
from *. Break off the wool at the end of each row. 

2d row — With the next shades of wool, I 
double into the 1st stitch; then a picot. Do a 
double above the next picot, and so on. You have 
made an extra picot at the beginning ; do the same 
at the end of the row. You must be careful to 
work through 2 loops (or into a hole) when doing 
the double stitch. 

Continue to work alternately a double and a 
picot, increasing at the beginning and end until the 
4th shade is worked ; then decrease, so as to form 
a point. 

Crochet round each stripe with black. Then 
* 2 treble, i chain with maize. Repeat. The 
stripes look pretty tied together with maize, in- 
stead of crocheted. 



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